Merzbow goes tribal for new album, Hatobana!
I am absolutely not planning to write about each and every new Merzbow release, but the new announcement, if possible, sounds even more exciting than the Sun Ra rework one…
Babymetal to support… the Red Hot Chili Peppers in UK!?
When, after their solo show at Wembley Arena earlier this year, you thought that the Babymetal phenomenon can not get any more they announced that in December they will be…
Bed-In: Rich – a tacky time travel with Tokyo’s trashiest duo
I guess everyone has those guilty pleasure kind of favorites. Things that you know are bad by all standards, but still you just can't stop loving them. For me Bed-In's…
[Mixology] Dubtro’s dubstep mix for Trusik
Goth-Trad's Tokyo-based dubstep party series, Back To Chill is a perfect springboard for DJs and producers on their way from the domestic scene to international fame: ENA had his big break…
[Area Check] #001
Area Check, yet another one of Japan Vibe's irregular series, will feature a selection of the best and / or most interesting recent hip-hop music videos from Japan, everything from…
Keiji Haino + Balázs Pándi in Europe this October!
Hungarian drummer Balázs Pándi's been working with the biggest names of the Japanese noise / experimental music scene for years: he released several albums with Merzbow, he toured with KK.…
The fin. to play at Lithuania’s Loftas Fest
The fin., haling from Kobe, just announced that they will play at Loftas Festival in Vilnius, Lithuania. The festival takes place on the 2nd and 3rd of September, with them…
Minami Deutsch: EU tour and new single from the krautrock group
Krautrock group Minami Deutsch is one of the three Japanese bands that will play at this year's Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia along with Acid Mothers Temple and Kikagaku Moyo…
Sun Ra / Merzbow: Strange City – new (double) album!
Cold Spring, the UK based label, that also handles the Manchester date of the upcoming Merzbow tour (dates and info here) is coming out with another release from the God…
Macka-chin: Maririn Café Blue – new album and video from Tokyo’s master of laid-back hip-hop
Ever since he first showed up as a member of the now-disbanded Tokyo hip-hop crew Nitro Microphone Underground (that gave a lot of great MCs to Japan's hip-hop scene, including…